Top Lower Saxony Historical Tours

Discover the history and highlights of Hanover on an efficient small-group walking tour that takes the stress out of planning. Instead of navigating with a map, explore the city with a guide, who takes you on a route past medieval half-timbered houses, the impressive New Town Hall, and the many photogenic streets and landmarks of the Old Town.

See the best of Hannover, without doing any research, by opting for this private guided tour. Hear in-depth historical insights from your guide that you’d miss if you were exploring alone, and benefit from having someone else to navigate. The tour includes the New Town Hall, the Market Church, and the former Royal Palace.

Lüneburg made its fortune as the “White Gold” hub of northern Germany’s prosperous salt trade. This self-guided walking tour offers a glimpse into its fascinating past, taking you to see well-preserved architecture in the heart of the medieval town, where the salt trade shaped its streets, buildings, and culture. The tour begins near Brausebrücke Bridge. As you walk into Lüneburg’s Old Town (Altstadt), you’ll be surrounded by cobblestone streets, half-timbered houses and medieval charm, setting the tone for what’s to come. You’ll pass by Lüneburg Town Hall, one of the most iconic landmarks in the city center. The tour ends at St. John’s Church. This fascinating 60-minute journey through the streets of Lüneburg will give you an insider’s perspective on its medieval history and architectural highlights. Whether you’re a history buff or simply love exploring beautiful cities, Lüneburg’s rich past and stunning landmarks will leave a lasting impression.

Hannover Highlights: Discover all of Hannover in one easy walk! With just your smartphone and headphones, you'll follow the city's famous Red Thread from the grand New Town Hall and its domed splendour to the reborn old town and the dazzling baroque Herrenhausen Gardens – while an immersive audio guide with a high-quality voice reveals the story behind each stop. Surprising fun facts and historical photos bring the city to life, turning a simple walk into an unforgettable journey through a city that quietly wears a crown. How It Works No human person for guiding (tourguide), this is self-guided audio tour. You use your own smartphone to navigate and listen. No app download is required—just click the access link in your ticket to begin instantly. This route explores the free public sights, so no entrance tickets are needed or included. Tour Details * Duration: 2h walking, 40m audio * Stops: 8 * Languages: EN, DE, IT, FR, ES

There’s so much to see and do in Hanover—from historical buildings to the bustling market square and lots of tasty eats. Rather than spending time scrolling through reviews, this small-group walking tour is a shortcut to Hanover’s best bits. Led by a guide, enjoy a tour past Pariser Platz, Linden Market Square, and Limmerstrasse with plenty of interesting stories and multiple snack stops along the way.

Enjoy a unique experience in Lüneburg directly with your smartphone. Let yourself be carried away by the story of the salt trade in Lüneburg. Our city game was lovingly researched by us on site, created without AI, and has a genuine connection to Lüneburg. As you solve the puzzles of this exciting story, you will pass by the most beautiful sights of Lüneburg. You solve the puzzles directly at and around the sights. Work in a team (1-6 people per group) to solve the case. Are you more than 6 people (max. 50 people)? Then we recommend that you split into several small groups, as experience has shown that otherwise not everyone will be well integrated into the game. You can also test which group is the fastest! Use our city map to solve the puzzles as you move from station to station along the story. Solve the puzzles at the most beautiful sights. Move at your own pace and take a break whenever you want.

The PS.speicher day ticket combines Europe's largest classic car and adventure museum in a single ticket. Visitors will have access to the adventure exhibition and all collections at five locations in Einbeck. More than 2,500 historic vehicles, over 15,000 model vehicles, interactive stations and the inclusive app-guided adventure tour “Time Travel : 200 Years of Mobility” make the visit a special day experience. Unlike classic museums, PS.speicher combines historic vehicles with multimedia productions, exciting stories and interactive experiences. Visitors can customize their day and discover vehicle worlds from motorcycles and automobiles to small cars, trucks, buses and model vehicles at their own pace.

Explore Goslar, the medieval town that silver built, at your own pace with a self-guided walking tour. Begin at the Imperial Palace, once home to the emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, and wind through 10 historic stops including the Marktkirche, Schuhhof, the imperial eagle fountain and the mighty Breite Tor gate. Enjoy an engaging audio guide with stories and quizzes at each point of interest, all playable right from your smartphone. - Self-guided tour covering 1 km, taking approximately 1.5 hours - Audio guide with quizzes at each point of interest - Flexible pace - explore solo or in a group, no fixed start time - No app needed - everything runs from your smartphone browser - No physical guide required - Free eSIM data included so you can enjoy the tour without needing local internet

The city of Hanover offers more than just sights – it is also the scene of fascinating criminal history. On this guided city tour "Tracking Crime", participants discover places with exciting criminal cases and their societal impact. This tour combines urban security themes with historical events that shape the way the inhabitants live. Experience how media and politics influence the sense of security and enjoy an informative tour.

Explore Celle's old town — Europe's largest closed ensemble of half-timbered houses — at your own pace with a self-guided audio tour on your smartphone. No app needed, no physical guide, no fixed groups or schedules: just follow the map through 9 stops, from the moated Celle Castle to the carved gables of Hoppener Haus and the Altes Rathaus, listening to the stories behind each one. Along the way, solve interactive quizzes and riddles that turn local history into a game. Start anytime, pause whenever you like, and explore freely.

Discover the rich history of Lüneburg with a self-guided walking tour that puts you in control. Navigate through 10 unique stops including the Old Merchant's House and St. John's Church, using a smart map and listening to engaging audio stories. Test your knowledge with fun quizzes at each location, making this tour perfect for both solo explorers and teams. Enjoy the flexibility of touring at your own pace and on your schedule, with no group pressures. - Self-guided walking tour covering 2 km in Lüneburg - Duration of approximately 1.5 hours with interactive quizzes - Perfect for solo travelers, friends, or family groups - Accessible in any weather, available daily at your convenience

Discover how a medieval symbol of feudal power became the beating heart of a working-class city. This captivating tour takes you far beyond the pitch and illuminates the deep, emotional connection between Braunschweig and its legendary football club Eintracht. From secret meetings in an apartment in 1895 to the ashes of the Second World War and to a revolutionary liqueur sponsorship that changed the global sports world forever – you take exactly the path that fans take on game days. Experience the triumphs, scandals, and 'True Love' that shape Löwenstadt. 5.8 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 150 min. Ideal for everyone interested in society & everyday life and history and memory Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Dive into the magnificent and turbulent world of medieval Brunswick, where the monumental ambitions of a legendary duke clashed with the rising power of a wealthy merchant class. This captivating journey takes you from the epicenter of aristocratic power to the bustling squares of bourgeois rebellion and shows how power is built, challenged, and ultimately transformed. 3.3 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 112 min. Ideal for everyone interested in history & memory and power, protest, public space Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Before there were sold-out arenas and thirteen million sold records, there were three guys, a toy keyboard, and a radical idea. This tour follows the incredible journey of the band Trio – the architects of one of the most iconic sounds of the New German Wave. You go from the days as a teacher training student at a politically charged university in the 70s through the smoky pub scene of Oldenburg to the station that marked your escape into rural isolation. Discover how the rejection of musical excesses and the search for minimalism created a worldwide pop phenomenon – a story about art, isolation, and the price of commercial triumph. 4.0 km self-guided tour with 4 stations over 105 min. Ideal for everyone interested in pop culture media landscapes and pop culture media Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Welcome to Osnabrück, the "City of Peace". Around 780, Charlemagne, king of the Franks, erected a stone church on the banks of the Hase River, the nucleus of today's Osnabrück. It was the place where the "Peace of Westphalia'', a series of peace treaties were signed, effectively ending the Thirty Years War. Peace was proclaimed in October 1648 from the town hall and would have a significant impact on European history. The city is located in the middle of a UNESCO Geo Park, a 1.220 square kilometers in total area that is a nature reserve, offering a golden opportunity to go cycling or hiking in the country. See the pedestrian zone flanked by gorgeous 15th century half-timbered and sandstone houses, topped off with a war memorial to the soldiers who fought at Waterloo. The city palace was also the birthplace of King George I. of England. Osnabrück is also known amongst literature and art lovers through the works of some of its own sons, Erich Maria Remarque and Felix Nussbaum.

Discover the hidden architectural revolution of Wolfsburg. Originally conceived as a rigid, industrial machine for the Nazi's car production, the city was radically redesigned after the Second World War by visionary architects such as Alvar Aalto and Hans Scharoun. On this tour, you will learn how organic modernism – with its flowing curves, tactile materials, and human-centered design – was used to give a purely industrial city a soul. We decode the concept of the "cityscape" and reveal the democratic ideals embedded in the bricks and glass of these post-war masterpieces. - 4.0 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 113 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in art, design & aesthetics and urbanism & innovation Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Göttingen is not just a picturesque university city, but a permanent ideological battlefield. On this tour, you look behind the postcard-like facades and dive into the contested rooms that make up the true character of the city. From the mysterious, militant conservative student associations of the 19th century to the graffiti-covered strongholds of modern Antifa – you will discover how generations of students have fought for the soul of their society. This is a journey through the architecture of resistance, the paradox of institutional power, and the lasting legacy of radical protests. - 3.7 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 109 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in power, protest & public spaces and power, protest & public space Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Salzgitter-Lebenstedt did not grow organically over centuries, but was designed on paper in the 1930s as the "city of the future" for the Reichswerke Hermann Göring. Accompany architecture expert Tom and local Emma on a profound journey through a city built on a fascist grid. Discover the reality of forced labor behind the propaganda, the effect of functionalist zoning separation, and the later struggle of the residents to give the authoritarian building plan life and a soul of their own. - 6.5 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 160 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure, and innovation Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

How do you rebuild a city when ninety percent of its history burns to ashes in a single night? This tour takes you into the heart of Braunschweig, a medieval trading metropolis that had to reinvent itself after the firestorm of 1944. Discover the ideological struggles that shape today's cityscape: the dreams of the car-friendly city, islands of tradition, and modern compromises between commerce and memory culture. From the reconstructed castle that hides a shopping center to the Old Weigh House, first rebuilt in the 1990s, the tour asks: What makes a city authentic? 2.4 km self-guided tour with 6 stations over 89 min. Ideal for history, memory, urbanism, and innovation. Excitingly tells in a podcast style from experts and locals. With audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app.

Celle is a blessed picturesque medieval town in Germany. The 400 timber-framed houses and a ducal palace dating back to the 13th century is the reason why it is so famous among the tourists. Towering over the town is the Celle castle, which combines Renaissance and Baroque elements and is home to a museum, a chapel, and a theater. It was used as the main residence of the dukes of Saxe-Wittenberg and Brunswick-Lüneburg. Not to forget is also the serene 18th-century French garden, designed as a baroque courtyard. As you stroll down from site to site you will be fascinated by the beauty of this charming city.

Dive into the terrifying, meticulously planned grid of a city born from totalitarian ambition. Salzgitter is not just an industrial center; it is an artificial construct that was forcibly built in 1942 to feed the Nazi war machine. On this thoughtful and gloomy tour, you will strip away the layers of architectural idealism to expose the brutal human cost beneath it. From garden city illusions to the silent geometry of mass graves – discover how urban planning was used as a weapon and how a modern city struggles with the ghosts of its dark origins. - 10.6 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 240 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in urbanism, infrastructure & innovation and urbanism & innovation Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app

Situated in Germany’s magnificent Harz Mountains, the picturesque town of Goslar is loved for its medieval architecture, such as its half-timbered houses. To help you understand more about the town’s highlights—as well as the history behind its landmarks—a private guided tour is a smart choice. Your private guide leads the tour so you don’t have to follow a map, and insightful commentary helps you learn key facts and get top travel tips about this beautiful location.

Dive into the rough post-war streets of Hanover and discover how a working-class city produced one of the greatest hard rock bands in history. From the neon-lit dives of the red-light district to gigantic stadium triumphs – this captivating journey reveals the tireless work ethic, the unbreakable brotherhood, and the industrial soul that forged the legendary 'Hannover Sound'. - 6.4 km self-guided tour with 7 stations over 158 min. - Ideal for everyone interested in pop culture & media landscapes and pop culture & media Excitingly told in a podcast style by experts and locals - Suitable audio content, AI guide, and navigation via the app